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DID TRUMP STEAL AN OBAMA CROWD PHOTO?

Emir 10/29/24, 11:15:26 PM
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debut: 8/9/14
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The claim: Image shows crowd in New York before Trump rally at Madison Square Garden
An Oct. 27 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of thousands of people, many of whom are wearing red caps, lined up behind barricades along a city street.

“NY currently hours before seeing Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden,” the post’s caption reads.

It was shared more than 100 times in two days. Similar versions circulated widely on Facebook, on Threads and on X, formerly Twitter.

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Our rating: False
The image shows a street in Dublin, Ireland, during former President Barack Obama’s visit in 2011, not the scene outside former President Trump’s 2024 rally in New York.
TRUMP FAKES CROWD ?
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